01 The Five Facets of the Gospel - The Gospel Events

The Five Facets of The Gospel

Part One, The Gospel Events

By Louie Marsh, 8-31-2025

 

1) Is This Sermon Really Necessary?

 

·  YES!!

Many Christians don't know what they believe.

Inviting people to church is good - but it’s not sharing the Gospel.

Besides that there are two major problem areas that make this series something YOU should pay attention to.

 

· The world continually DISTORTS what the Gospel is.

 

“³But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. ⁴For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.” (2 Corinthians 11:3–4, ESV)

 

Just talking about Jesus isn't enough!  We must speak the truth about the true Jesus

 

“²preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” (2 Timothy 4:2, ESV)

 

· Too often Christians get CONFUSED as well.

 

The Spectacular - miracles, "words of revelation knowledge," Side issues - music, abortion, politics, etc.

 

Psychologized Religion. This isn't an attack on all psychology - but on it's extremes. At its worst it denies the Gospel!

 

Robert H. Shuller, Self Esteem, The New Reformation, January 1982, Pg. 98; "The most serious sin is the one that causes me to say, 'I am unworthy.  I may have no claim to divine sonship if you examine me at my worst.'  For once a person believes he is an "unworthy sinner," it is doubtful if he can really honestly accept the saving grace God offers in Jesus Christ."

 

“⁸But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” ⁹For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish that they had taken, ¹⁰and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. And Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” ¹¹And when they had brought their boats to land, they left everything and followed him.” (Luke 5:8–11, ESV)

 

If that's true - and it isn't - the Gospel was never preached or accepted for nearly 2000 years!

The need for this series is clear, as the Reformers said, "Ecclesia Semper Reformanda," The church must always be reforming itself.

 

“¹⁹Do not quench the Spirit. ²⁰Do not despise prophecies, ²¹but test everything; hold fast what is good.” (1 Thessalonians 5:19–21, ESV)

 

2) The First Gospel Event

 

“¹Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, ²and by which you are being sav